Software Developer - Big Data | No Frills Employer - Software Developer State Farm Employee Review

3.0
Nov 4, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

- 38.75 hr work week* when not near a deadline. - 4 weeks PTO plus 5 sick days and 1 floating holiday - 6 weeks paid parental leave (father & mother). - Friendly people and culture.

Cons

**Zero frills / fringe benefits**. They even took the cups away for water so now you have to bring your own! There is not any form of complimentary refreshments. You get paid that’s it. Software Developers will get death marched. Work is poorly planned, mandatory 70-80hr weeks with weekends on the newer mod projects happen multiple times per year. Near zero 401k match, 5 year vestment period for pension which accrues about 2% of salary per year. Only a good deal if you stay there 20+ years. Took away sizable desk space, crammed everyone into sardine like 4ft desks. Not really a con but realize they’re trying hard to keep people around, many of the pros listed were added within the last 6 months. I lost 6 developers on my team within 1 year, it was a revolving door.

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Cons

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3.0
Mar 8, 2018
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Pros

(At the time) Fair pay and predictable bonus structure They were pretty good at covering travel expenses and paying them back quickly Diverse workforce & diversity initiatives Fun and funny coworkers Opportunities for growth Again, this was all four years ago and has likely changed

Cons

(At the time and now, according to other comments) Arrogant to a fault Total lack of innovation & willingness to innovate Odd attachment to the company's past (which prevents progress) High number of veterans (20+ years) who are determined to get that retirement money, and therefore, are resistant to change and technology Heavy reliance on command and control management style Poor decision-making that leads to losses of all kinds

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